W*acking Battle Night + After Party
Description
Step into the spotlight, darlings! PROWL FEST’s W*acking Battle Night serves fierce theatrics, musical flair, and unapologetic queer excellence.
This is where camp meets competition with cash prizes and awards up for grabs!
Whether you’re new to the style or a seasoned slayer, this battle is your moment to test your skills, flex your identity, and be seen. Celebrate queer artistry, connect with your community, and revel in the ritual, rhythm, and rivalry of street dance battles.
Expect sickening throwdowns, jaw-dropping musicality, femme-powered attitude, guest performances that go OFF, and a DJ-fuelled afterparty keeping the floor hot.
Bring your energy, your drama, your sparkle. PROWL, PROTECT & STAND
Special guest performances to be announced!!
MC/HOST
Andrew Cornish
Andrew is an Auckland-based actor and theatre maker and our MC / Host for the Battles! Before pursuing a career in the arts, he traveled the world as a Contiki trip manager and continues to have a deep passion for travel. Now a proud resident of Karangahape Road, he is dedicated to creating theatre that reflects urban culture and the queer and Māori communities he is part of. In 2024, Andrew was involved in the award-winning show Prowl at the Auckland Fringe Festival, which earned three accolades: Outstanding Movement, Tour Ready, and the Overall Auckland Fringe Award.
DJs
RNG+sus
Mariadelle ‘Abbey’ Gamit aka RNG+sus is a queer Pinay interdisciplinary artist and DJ formerly based in Tāmaki Makaurau and freshly landed in Naarm. Now back for Pride Month in her hometown, she's ready to bless the dance floor with carefully curated selections - a culmination of her identity, a love for underground club, the event itself and the beautiful people within it. As the "RNG" implies, no mix is ever the same - expect sounds within and around the realm of global club, ballroom, house, techno, bass... With RNG+sus, you'll always get a good drop.
BASMAMI
Basmami is a South African born, Gujarati artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau who brings sounds from the diaspora to the forefront, mixing Bollywood samples with Aotearoa artists, global bass, and millennial nostalgic anthems to create community-centred sets full of mana, joy, and intention.
Guest Performance
Faleheddz
We are not a crew, we are not a project. We are a movement. A response. To all our Faleheddz existing between the wave of House dance and culture, we call to you. Reckon with your freedom and step into this emergence with us.
Guest Battlers
TJ / MORENO
TJ / MORENO is a Punking and W_acking artist from Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa. Training since 2021, Tim has intentionally grounded his artistic practice in the cultural roots and freestyle foundations of Punking, bringing depth, character, and lineage into every round. He has represented Aotearoa across local street battles and international stages, training with legendary Punkers and W_ackers from around the world. His freestyle is driven by musicality, persona, and storytelling - balancing raw expression with technical clarity. Known for his bold energy and respect for the culture, MORENO continues to contribute to the growth and visibility of Punking and W_acking through battling, teaching, and community work across Aotearoa and beyond.
Kuini
Al-Gervahn Niu Uea HauUka Lisimoni, also known as Kuini, is a 29-year-old Niuean artist from the villages of Alofi and Avatele, based in West Auckland. A graduate of The Edge Performers School in Melbourne, Kuini works across dance festivals, live production, arts activations, and studio teaching in Tāmaki Makaurau. She is a proud member of Kiki House Le Pou-Khan, founded by mother Kaisindra Le Pou-Khan, and brings ballroom lineage, cultural grounding, and performance excellence into every space she enters.
Tyler
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